“Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this to stop and for Washington to focus on what needs to be done.” NeedsDifferentDoneFightingInterestPartyFocusSpecialUrgesSpecial Interests Author:Ken Salazar
“Populism is at its essence just determined focus on helping people be able to get out of the iron grip of the corporate power that is overwhelming our economy, our environment, energy, the media, government. One big difference between real populism and what the Tea Party thing is, is that real populists understand that government has become a subsidiary of corporations. So you can't say, let's get rid of government. You need to be saying let's take over government.” PeopleNeedsRealHelpingBigsGovernmentAbleEnergyDifferencesPartyEconomyEnvironmentFocusMediaEssenceDeterminedTeaCorporateCorporationsIronOverwhelmingHelping PeopleOur EnvironmentTea PartyPopulistPopulism Author:Jim Hightower
“In my second year in Los Angeles, when I was eighteen, I wasn't getting any bookings, so I stopped going out, stopped partying. It was a matter of getting to the work. I had to focus.” YearsMatterPartyFocusLos AngelesGoing OutEighteen Author:Ashley Greene
“I feel passionately about issues, and I don't hide my emotions from people. I am not a focus group-tested, blow-dried candidate or governor. Now that has always made some people, you know, uneasy. Some people like that style, some people don't. [...] But I am not a bully.” PeopleKnowsFeelsMadePoliticalPoliticsCommunityPartyEmotionIssuesFocusGroupsStyleHuman NatureStrategyBlowIdeologyCandidatesGovernorsBullyTestedPolitical PartiesCivilityUneasyFocus Groups Author:Chris Christie
“This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion.” ShowsPartyOpinionFocusGroupsPositionPhonesPublic OpinionPollsSurveysOpinion PollsFocus Groups Author:Stephen Harper
“The people who started the American government, the founders of the Constitution, didn't like political parties but they were forced to start them. Nobody ever created political parties in England, they evolved. And there do tend to be two general tendencies that focus around how much government you think you need.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTwoGovernmentPoliticalPartyFocusConstitutionEnglandTendenciesFoundersPolitical PartiesAmerican Government Author:Barney Frank
“I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.” WorldFeelsBelieveKindIdeasGovernmentPoliticalIndividualI BelieveChurchPartyFocusViolenceWrittenGroupsMembersWeaponsCommitmentDignityLettersOrganizationPrisonInternationalI Believe InConcentrationCivilizedCurrencyPolitical PartiesEffectivenessCautiousTenacityNon ViolenceWritten WordAmnestyAmnesty International Author:Sting
“In terms of what people see of me, I have become this girl who just loves to be photographed, doesn't know how to focus, doesn't know how to work on set, just loves the attention, knows how to go out at night, knows how to party.” PeopleKnowsNightGirlTermPartyAttentionKnow HowFocusThis Girl Author:Lindsay Lohan
“The American people have got a touchstone: Which party voted for the tools necessary to protect America and which party didn't? And that's what I'm trying to get people to focus on.” PeopleTryingAmericaPartyFocusProtectToolsTouchstones Author:George W. Bush
“One of my theories about why we've been cranky is Australians have been forced to focus on politics or party politics a little bit more than they normally would.” LittlesHas BeensBitsPartyFocusTheoryLittle BitCranky Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“It's usually better to focus on partying and let the other stuff take care of itself.” CareStuffPartyFocusTake Care Author:Andrew W.K.